Guide catheter with lubricious inner liner

A catheter shaft for a guide catheter, the catheter shaft comprising:

• an inner tubular member having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a lumen extending longitudinally therethrough;
• a support member layer disposed over a substantial portion of the inner tubular member and conforming thereto, the support member layer having an outside surface including a series of peaks and valleys;
• a first outer tubular member disposed over a substantial portion of the support member layer and the inner tubular member and conforming thereto, the first outer tubular member having an outer surface, an inner surface, a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion having an outside diameter less than the outside diameter of the proximal portion, the distal portion disposed over the support member layer so that at least a portion of the outer surface follows the peaks and valleys formed by the support member layer;
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• a second outer tubular member having an inner surface and an outer surface, the second outer tubular member disposed over at least a portion of the distal portion of the first outer tubular member wherein the inner surface of the second outer tubular member follows the peaks and valleys formed by the support member layer.